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Re: I don't like the trade

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Originally Posted by Marlboro Man (Post 592269)

Love the player, hate the trade. Cooks would have been there at 27, and the draft itself shows that. I too want some O-Linemen. Notice I said linemen, as in more than 1. The Saints however do an EXCELLENT job with O-Linemen in the later rounds like 4th through 6th rounds and I fully expect them to do so in this draft. I'm looking for Stork in the 5th as well as a T. I just wish they hadn't gotten scared and wind up giving away our LB pick in the 3rd.

I don't think you can say cooks would have been there at 27, for example - odell beckham was expected to go high teens - low 20's, he got drafted number 12! The only thing the draft proves is its an imperfect process, marques colston is proof of that.
Anything could have happened - any team (especially the panthers) could have jumped infront of us to pick him

I trust mike mayock when it comes to the draft and he seems to believe trading up for cooks was the correct thing to do and SP and loomis know what they are doing,

Re: I don't like the trade

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Originally Posted by dizzle88 (Post 592270)

your right all odds are he would have been gone. sp wanted his toy and he got it. to get it it would cost us. so be it. now lets watch sp play with our new toy we bought for him. this should be fun to watch no matter how you feel about the trade. i just hope he does not break it

I don't like the trade

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Originally Posted by gumbeauxx (Post 591712)

I know this is not going to a popular position, but I don't like the trade up to Brandon Cooks. I have no doubt he is a great prospect and all the experts really like the pick, but in this wideout rich draft, was it really the best move for a team that is probably four players away from a Super Bowl.

As it broke yesterday we were in position to make a huge move down and get really good value for our pick, because Bridgewater fell and Minnesota and Houston both wanted him. We could have gotten the #33 and #65 picks for #27, because of Bridgewater. Then we could have gone down to #40 and gotten #98 from Minnesota for the #33 pick for them to take Carr at qb. Setting us up to get center, cb, olb, and wr.

With our cap situation, the draft is about the best way for us to fill a roster cheaply. I feel like the Saints became enamoured with a player and traded to get him. With Graham, Colston, Stills, Watson, Morgan and Toon, I don't see the immediate need, especially when you have a second year undrafted free agent protecting Drew. I just don't see it.

You are aware that the limit is 53? Our roster is full.... Now. So, what we are trying to do is get better at/in spots.. That requires better, not more.

We are at 65 on the depth chart now..... What's the point of picking 12 in the draft if you can't keep them?

You mentioned the cap and rightfully so, cutting sometimes brings dead money.

When you are 1 play maker away from having that lethality we used to have you go get him..... 4 "almost" like him isn't as dangerous as 1 him.

Also, with all due respect, Morgan and Toon need to be left out of the conversation.... Both you and I together are only 14 receptions in the NFL from tying them.

Toon has had very bad hands and the same people wanting to get rid of Ivory because he couldn't stay healthy are up on Morgan who can't even stay in uniform. I think Ivory had as many injuries as Morgan has had total plays.

The draft, the roster, and the salary cap are a balancing act.... They are not independent.

So you trade down from 27 and get 3 WR all of which turn out to not be as good as Cooks. Did you get better for 2014? No
You grab 3 OLinemen that don't beat out what we have now, did you get better? No

Re: I don't like the trade

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Originally Posted by TheOak (Post 592274)

Also, with all due respect, Morgan and Toon need to be left out of the conversation.... Both you and I together are only 14 receptions in the NFL from tying them.

Toon has had very bad hands and the same people wanting to get rid of Ivory because he couldn't stay healthy are up on Morgan who can't even stay in uniform. I think Ivory had as many injuries as Morgan has had total plays.

Agree 100%, with Cooks on board Morgan should be expendable.

Re: I don't like the trade

I don't mind the trade at all.

I was all for a trade back but you can't wait around to see how things play out. Hindsight is 20\20. When they made the trade and pick I support it. I think he is a great player and worth the trade up.

If you target a player that you really want... YOU GO GET HIM.

Re: I don't like the trade

After watching what Sean and Mickey did the past two years with this team,I dont question their decisions. They may not be perfect,but I have total respect and trust in what they do or dont do. I would have been fine with whatever they did in the first round. These guys know what they're doing. We only have limited insight and knowledge when it comes to evaluating prospects and draft moves. Thats why good GM's and coaches are so important to an organizations sucess.

Re: I don't like the trade

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Originally Posted by Danno (Post 591743)

The absence of a 2014 3rd round pick is gonna cost us a Superbowl?

You are assuming way way too much on the trade-down scenarios.

Read the entire post, he said we were in position to trade down the position...

Re: I don't like the trade

When you review the entire body of work of Loomis/Payton in regards to personnel and draft, they're like a powerful fourth hole hitter in Baseball...

There average is lower than most, but they do hit some homeruns...

That was an amazing draft last year...

But their flaw is they do get fixated on a player and tend to make mistakes...

The Saints were convinced Glenn Dorsey and Jeremy Shockey additions would propel them past Chicago in the playoffs...

Well they overpaid the Giants for Shockey and panicked when Chiefs' Carl Peterson sensed the desperation for Dorsey and tried to extort them...

Saints FO fell back, but still smarting, made the horrible mistake of trading with the Pats to get Ellis...

Probably passing on a great linebacker in Jerrod Mayo and could have let the Bengals spare us Ellis and his lame, lazy-@$$ game...

Just because some don't drink the coolaid, that doesn't mean they're less a fan - some just question - and that is a good thing...